Etymology

stereodefect

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Today it means: A heterotactic part of an otherwise isotactic polymer molecule Full definition →

English defect ← Latin dēfectus ← Proto-Italic *fakjō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  3. Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
  4. Englishstereo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*de
  6. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  7. Proto-Italic*dē
  8. Latindē
  9. Latinde-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
  13. Proto-Italic*θakjō
  14. Proto-Italic*fakjō
  15. Latinfacio
  16. Latindēficiō
  17. Latindēfectus
  18. Englishdefect
  19. English todaystereodefect

From stereo- + defect.

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